{"id":434,"date":"2009-11-05T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T19:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=434"},"modified":"2009-11-05T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T19:39:16","slug":"%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u0421 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c!\u00bb or: How to Congratulate Russian Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the 4th<\/sup> of November and \u00ab\u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [a day of rest, day off, holiday in Russia]. Yes once again it was time to celebrate the mysterious \u00ab\u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u00bb<\/a><\/strong> [(People’s) <\/em>Unity Day<\/a>]. There’s no need to pretend that Russians don’t look at this strange holiday in pretty much the same way, since they don’t and in this confusion we can finally meet and truly understand each other. Most Russians don’t even know \u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span>\u00bb <\/strong>[why] this day is celebrated in the country today. Some people – including me since it was during my first year in Russia and humans have a tendency to remember the first year much more than we remember what happened in the following five – have a fuzzy memory of that the day off used to be called something like \u00ab\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [Reconciliation Day]. The first time I celebrated this Russian holiday was \u00ab\u0432 \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0433\u0435<\/a>\u00bb<\/strong> [in Saint Petersburg<\/a>] in 2004 and back then it was still celebrated on the 7th<\/sup> of November and since then I have commented on this experience by using the following words: \u00ab\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0431\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u044f\u00bb <\/strong>[I reconciled so much that my head hurt for three days afterwards]. In the Soviet Union the 7th<\/sup> of November marked the \u00ab\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0449\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430 \u041e\u043a\u0442\u044f<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044e<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u0438<\/a>\u00bb <\/strong>[anniversary of the October Revolution<\/a>]. Some Russians claim that they as a people have just got too used to having a day off in November, and that’s why they had to come up with any kind of excuse to keep it. The 4th<\/sup> of November is today known as \u00ab\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u043e-\u043b\u0438\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0438 \u0448\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u043a\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432\u00bb<\/strong> [the day of liberation from Polish, Lithuanian and Swedish occupants]. Perhaps because of this I have no real reason to celebrate this day (I am, after all, Swedish)<\/em>, even though I tried very hard to make it a special day last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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No Russian \u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [day of celebration, holiday] without \u00ab\u0448\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [champagne]! If you’re unsure as to what to do with your bottle after you’ve drunk it all together with your best friend \u00ab\u0412\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [short for \u00ab\u0418\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u00bb<\/strong>] out on the street in minus 30, then here’s a tip…<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s take today to focus on not HOW to celebrate holidays with Russians (since I’m fully sure everyone already has expertise in this area)<\/em>, but HOW to congratulate Russian with their holidays! We’ll start with the simplest way:<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0421 \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c!\u00bb<\/strong> – Happy Holiday!<\/p>\n

Usually you don’t say the whole phrase in Russian when congratulating someone: \u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u044e \u0432\u0430\u0441\/\u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span> \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c!\u00bb<\/strong> – [I congratulate you with the holiday!]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> (impfv.)<\/em> and \u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> (pfv.)<\/em> – [to congratulate, felicitate; compliment, hail] is always combined with a direct object in accusative: \u00ab\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>?\u00bb<\/strong> [whom?] and an indirect object in the instrumental case: \u00ab\u0441 \u0447\u0435\u043c?\u00bb<\/strong> [with what?]. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u041d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0424\u0451<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430 \u0441 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u0438!\u00bb<\/strong> – [(We) <\/em>must congratulate Fyodor Mikhailovich with having defended his doctoral dissertation!]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u042f \u0443\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043c\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u0443 \u0441 \u041c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0436\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0434\u043d\u0451\u043c<\/a>\u00bb<\/strong> – [I have already congratulated my mom with International Women’s Day<\/a> (8th of March)<\/em>].<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u044e \u0432\u0430\u0441 \u0441 \u041d\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u043c \u0413\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u043c!\u00bb<\/strong> – [(lit.: ‘I congratulate you with the New Year!’) <\/em>Happy New Year!]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u044e\u0442 \u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430<\/span> \u0441 \u0420\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/span>\u043c<\/a> \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0438?\u00bb<\/strong> – [Do people in Russia wish each other Merry Christmas<\/a>?]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u044e\u0442! \u041d\u043e \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0435 \u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044f<\/span>, \u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u043f\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> – [Of course they congratulate! But on the 7th<\/sup> of January, not on the 25th<\/sup> of December].<\/p>\n

Among other important words to know in the same context are the noun \u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [holiday, day of celebration] and the verb \u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u00bb <\/strong>[celebrate, feast; keep; rejoice; solemnize]. This verb is combined with a direct object in accusative: \u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0442\u043e?\u00bb<\/strong> [to celebrate what?] and \u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>?\u00bb <\/strong>[to celebrate whom?].<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0442\u044b \u043e\u0431\u044b<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0443\u0435\u0448\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0440\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f?\u00bb<\/strong> – [How do you usually celebrate your birthday?]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0417\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u041b\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0443, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u043c \u0435\u0451<\/span> \u0441 \u0440\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430!\u00bb<\/strong> – [Tomorrow we will celebrate Lena; we’ll congratulate her with the birth of her baby!]<\/p>\n

From this verb and this noun two very different adjectives exist, and it is important that you try to keep them apart as their meaning is not the same. Though they may look and sound very similar:<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> means festive, merry, like a feast or festival, while<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> means idle, unoccupied; indolent; vacuous.<\/p>\n

That’s all from the Ural Mountains for now. \u00ab\u0421 \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445!\u00bb<\/strong> [Happy Holiday everyone!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Yesterday was the 4th of November and \u00ab\u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438\u00bb [a day of rest, day off, holiday in Russia]. Yes once again it was time to celebrate the mysterious \u00ab\u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u00bb [(People’s) Unity Day]. There’s no need to pretend that Russians don’t look at this strange holiday in pretty much the same way…<\/p>\n

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